I prob need to replace my old 1600D amp, it blew external fuse and now smokes, but I dont know the difference between the hi series and the brz brx?
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The BRUTUS series (WHICH IS THE ONE YOU WANT) is CEA compliant which means it pushes out the full wattage listed on the amplifier. The HFI series is (NOT CEA compliant) so you only get about 80% of the wattage listed on the amplifier. The Brutus amps are considerably more powerful than the HFI ones.
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The ep4000 is more powerful than xls 1500. I own both amps, neither specifications are misleading you just hace to understand how amps work.
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IMO if you putting these on a aftermarket amp get some 4 ohm speakers to be more amp friendly. These are 2 ohm and probably best for factory replacements. As far as what amp to get i am guessing you are going low budget. MBQuart and hifonics make cheap good 4ch amps. Stay away from the wally world stuff and don't forget high level inputs or a line out converter. PAC SNI-35 great budget LOC
670697
Don't waste your money on this amp, I have one on my bike for just over a year, it blew or kept shutting down and RF said.....sorry. SCREW THEM Go JL
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Me personally I love hifonics amplifiers because theyre powerful and give u the best bang for ur buck in my opinion.. if its only one sub ur running then id go with a hifonics brutus brz 1700.1d which I believe does 600watts rms at 2 ohms which would be rated power for this sub while giving u room to run two of these subs at 1ohm at 1700 watts rms if u ever decide to get another sub... I personally run my 2 sa-12s off of a hifonics brutus 2100.1d and its more than enough power which is good.. u want an amp that will have more than enough power for the sub so it can feed the sub the power it needs while doing it very efficiently and hifonics will do just that! Me personally I love hifonics amplifiers because theyre powerful and give u the best bang for ur buck in my opinion.. if its only one sub ur running then id go with a hifonics brutus brz 1700.1d which I believe does 600watts rms at 2 ohms which would be rated power for this sub while giving u room to run two of these subs at 1ohm at 1700 watts rms if u ever decide to get another sub... I personally run my 2 sa-12s off of a hifonics brutus 2100.1d and its more than enough power which is good.. u want an amp that will have more than enough power for the sub so it can feed the sub the power it... » Read More Me personally I love hifonics amplifiers because theyre powerful and give u the best bang for ur buck in my opinion.. if its only one sub ur running then id go with a hifonics brutus brz 1700.1d which I believe does 600watts rms at 2 ohms which would be rated power for this sub while giving u room to run two of these subs at 1ohm at 1700 watts rms if u ever decide to get another sub... I personally run my 2 sa-12s off of a hifonics brutus 2100.1d and its more than enough power which is good.. u want an amp that will have more than enough power for the sub so it can feed the sub the power it needs while doing it very efficiently and hifonics will do just that! « Show Less
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yes and no if your on a budget you will strain the amp because the subs is rated at 1000 rms but they will push up to 3000 watts so no problem there you might want to put a crossover to tune in your hi and mids because it going to get crazy loud I have 6 of these on two audiobahn amps in my explorer bigger is better but it will sound great with what you have unless you are trying to shut em down
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Good idea, always better to hear from everyday user's as opposed to someone that works for the company. There may other amps the knob works for that they might not know of, long shot but it may be true lol. I have a kenwood pushing my 2 12's but I forgot which amp I have cause my cars been in the shop for a while. And I did have to purchase the knob separate though. Probably doesn't help any but I would wait and see what others reply, good luck bro ! Oh and by the way check ebay u might get it cheaper there, I only paid about 25$ for mine !
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Two comments - the photo of the back panel (full panel) is wrong - that is the picture of the flagship RX-Z11 - you can easily tell because the speaker wire terminals are split with half on the left and half on the right. If you actually have a 3800 and are asking from personal experience, then you should be able to dig up the stuff that came with the receiver - there was a small "tube" that is actually a speaker terminal "wrench" that you can use the tighten the terminals with - I agree they are very tight and it's very hard to get bare wires in the back. Banana plugs are better, but then you have to terminate all your wires, or buy them to length.
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Hifonics has brz1200 would also be good combo and cheaper. I have two of them pushing to type r 12 inch subs wired down to 1 ohm these amps are insane for the price
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I run a hifonics 500rms x 2 @ 2 ohms for 4 speakers and ran that for at least 5 yrs and have yet to have any issues with them. Ive overheated the amp a few times(more than likely due to poor design) but the speakers have handled it just fine and I run them hard often.Just bought a new truck and plan on installing a set in it as they have never given me issues.
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I have 2 in my truck on a 2000 watt Brutus an it rocks! I would imagine that they would sound good with any decent 1600 watt D-Class mono amp ... Pionner has one .. Or just search 1600 D-Class mono and check the reviews
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I don't know which is better but I've had this one for almost a year now and it is powering 4 component speakers and a kicker solo r5 and have not had any problems with it. Such a solid buy. I would defiantly recommend this amp. True grit! And I live in Phoenix so heat is not a problem for it! Hope that helps.
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hot rod deville stomp box ? or the amp....>? i was hoping for the older version of the pedal, as thats the photo that you posted for the item was. they reissued the pedal from mexico i belive with the newer houseing. the new one is stronger. unless you are offereing me a free pedal then theres no use of me trading or buying a new one. The pedal is already on my pedal board. thanx tho :)
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Replace that stock fuse with a 15amp fuse. It will be the same size. Hopefully this will fix the problem, assuming you have an Alpine deck, which should also have a 15amp fuse on the back of it.
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This amp uses a 6922 tube, which can be replaced easily. Mine came with an Electro Harmonix 6922EH, and it sounds great. IMO, unless you have the spare cash to do a Pepsi challenge and buy several tubes for comparison, have at it. Otherwise, I don't see there being a point since it's pretty 'warm' as it is. It sounds great with the stock tube and the differences between them are pretty subtle. Just IMO, though.Sidenote: A lot of people say the 6922 is interchangeable with 6DJ8 tubes. However, this is not the case here, so don't buy them. The 6922 tubes can replace 6DJ8's, but not the other way around, so if you use 6DJ8 in a circuit designed for 6922's, bad things could happen. This amp uses a 6922 tube, which can be replaced easily. Mine came with an Electro Harmonix 6922EH, and it sounds great. IMO, unless you have the spare cash to do a Pepsi challenge and buy several tubes for comparison, have at it. Otherwise, I don't see there being a point since it's pretty 'warm' as it is. It sounds great with the stock tube and the differences between them are pretty subtle. Just IMO, though.Sidenote: A lot of people say the 6922 is interchangeable with 6DJ8 tubes. However, this is not the case here, so don't buy them. The 6922 tubes can replace 6DJ8's, but... » Read More This amp uses a 6922 tube, which can be replaced easily. Mine came with an Electro Harmonix 6922EH, and it sounds great. IMO, unless you have the spare cash to do a Pepsi challenge and buy several tubes for comparison, have at it. Otherwise, I don't see there being a point since it's pretty 'warm' as it is. It sounds great with the stock tube and the differences between them are pretty subtle. Just IMO, though.Sidenote: A lot of people say the 6922 is interchangeable with 6DJ8 tubes. However, this is not the case here, so don't buy them. The 6922 tubes can replace 6DJ8's, but not the other way around, so if you use 6DJ8 in a circuit designed for 6922's, bad things could happen. « Show Less
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Well I have a hifonics brutus brz2100.00 pushing mine, it's been 3 months and I've had no problems.....
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we installed it in an ex I believe the difference between the ex vs. hx is just trim so I would say yes. It was attached to a Magna Flow exhaust and aftermarket header as well. no check engine light. woo hoo.